Weapons

Connecticut Chief Backs Gun Registry

March 7, 2011

Norwalk (Conn.) Police Chief Harry Rilling testified before the state's Legislature that a proposal to create an offender gun registry would be a valuable tool for law enforcement, reports Norwalk Patch.

The Senate Bill 695 would establish the first such registry in the nation, according to a report at Patch.com. Here's what it would do:

The bill proposed by Looney requires that individuals who are convicted of gun crimes would have to register their photograph and address with the commissioner of public safety either following their conviction or release from incarceration. That information would be retained for four years and would be accessible to local law enforcement throughout the state. Each year the registrant would have to check in with the commissioner and immediately upon an address change. Failing to register would be a criminal act.

Through the Fallen Officer Program, Kahr Arms will donate a Thin Blue Line model PM9 customized with the fallen officer's name on the side of the slide, and his or her badge number and "end of watch" date engraved on the top of the slide.

The Spokane Police Department has 56 guns pending auction and has sold 311 rifles in the last seven years. The City has already barred police from selling handguns and the police have destroyed 1,245 handguns or illegal firearms since 2011.

FN America LLC has announced the release of the highly anticipated FN SCAR 20S precision rifle, based on the FN MK20 SSR or Sniper Support Rifle currently fielded within USSOCOM. The 7.62x51mm-chambered rifle has been purpose-built to achieve superior long-range accuracy.

MT2 Firing Range Services has announced final approval of status to do business on the General Services Administration, GSA Advantage. Now, the company says, federal, state, and local governments can get the lead out of their ranges more efficiently.